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. >> brown: julie r.o.v.er in of npr, thanks so much. >> you're welcome. >> ifill: now to the third in our series of reports from indonesia, where developing a male contraceptive is the new face of family planning. ray suarez reports. >> reporter: it doesn't look like much: six-feet tall, a leafy shrub growing amid the lush foliage of an indonesian forest. but a chemical locked in these leaves could become a useful tool for limiting population growth here in indonesia and potentially around the globe. to get to the plants, it's a one-hour hike or a white- knuckled motorcycle ride up a steep mountain path across two rickety wooden bridges. the plant is called gandarusa and its medicinal qualities have been known to people here for centuries. traditionally, it has been brewed into an herbal remedy for stress to calm the nerves. but for a long time, there had been talk of an unexpected side effect: reduced fertility. now researchers in surabaya, on the eastern edge of the island of java, are drying the leaves, chopping them up, extracting the active chemical, and putting it in capsule for
. >> brown: julie r.o.v.er in of npr, thanks so much. >> you're welcome. >> ifill: now to the third in our series of reports from indonesia, where developing a male contraceptive is the new face of family planning. ray suarez reports. >> reporter: it doesn't look like much: six-feet tall, a leafy shrub growing amid the lush foliage of an indonesian forest. but a chemical locked in these leaves could become a useful tool for limiting population growth here in indonesia...
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the syrian opposition does not have that. >> suarez: npr's deborah amos. deb, good to talk to you. >> thanks, ray. >> woodruff: the set is stage for punishing one of the nation's most aggressive competitors. the bill aimed at china's currency cleared a 60-vote threshold this evening. the move comes as unemployment here in u.s. remains high and jobs continue to go overseas. newshour congressional correspondent kwame holman has our story. >> reporter: the colorful chinese currency known as the you-want has been a target of u.s. political leaders for years. they argue it's deliberately undervalued to give chinese companies price advantages in international trade. the issue reached the u.s. senate today in a bill to allow counterveiling duties on chinese goods for currency manipulation. economic action against china has undeniable political appeal as lawmakers watch jobs moving to china even as american unemployment sits stubbornly above 9%. >> we need to fight for and defend aggressively every single job this country has. as against unfair trade practices, we
the syrian opposition does not have that. >> suarez: npr's deborah amos. deb, good to talk to you. >> thanks, ray. >> woodruff: the set is stage for punishing one of the nation's most aggressive competitors. the bill aimed at china's currency cleared a 60-vote threshold this evening. the move comes as unemployment here in u.s. remains high and jobs continue to go overseas. newshour congressional correspondent kwame holman has our story. >> reporter: the colorful chinese...
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ray suarez gets a journalist's perspective on covering the conflict from lourdes garcia navarro of npr. >> what became so compelling was the story of people who had never shot a weapon before. people who were architects. people who were students. all of a sudden they were fighting for their very lives. >> ifill: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> i mean, where would we be without small businesses? >> we need small businesses. >> they're the ones that help drive growth. >> like electricians, mechanics, carpenters. >> they strengthen our communities. >> every year, chevron spends billions with small businesses. that goes right to the heart of local communities, providing jobs, keeping people at work. they depend on us. >> the economy depends on them. >> and we depend on them. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. pacific life-- the power to help you succeed. intel. sponsors of tomorrow. and the william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve social and environmen
ray suarez gets a journalist's perspective on covering the conflict from lourdes garcia navarro of npr. >> what became so compelling was the story of people who had never shot a weapon before. people who were architects. people who were students. all of a sudden they were fighting for their very lives. >> ifill: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> i mean, where would we be without small businesses? >> we...
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we talk to john burns of "the new york times" and david folkenflik of npr. >> brown: then, we ask nuclear regulatory commission chair gregory jaczko if u.s. reactors could withstand an earthquake like the one that devastated japan. >> ifill: from indonesia, ray suarez reports on the challenges and the troubles facing one of the world's largest democracies. >> it made tremendous strides politically and economically but still struggles with corruption. >> brown: kwame holman updates the budget battles as the house and senate offer dueling plans for reducing the deficit. >> ifill: and judy woodruff explores the deadline-driven deal cutting underway with political editor david chalian. >> brown: plus, in a season of tornadoes, floods and more, we get some poetic perspective on the beauty and power of nature. that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> okay, listen. somebody has got to get serious. >> i think... >> we need renewable energy. >> ...renewable energy is vital to our planet. >> you hear about alternatives, right? wind, solar,
we talk to john burns of "the new york times" and david folkenflik of npr. >> brown: then, we ask nuclear regulatory commission chair gregory jaczko if u.s. reactors could withstand an earthquake like the one that devastated japan. >> ifill: from indonesia, ray suarez reports on the challenges and the troubles facing one of the world's largest democracies. >> it made tremendous strides politically and economically but still struggles with corruption. >> brown:...
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this is from npr. house minority leader nancy pelosi -- a differen a group of house leaders will get together and look at this. what do you think may come out of that? because john boehner says he is moving forward does not guarantee an outcome. guest: the voters will call around the office. the speaker does not go to a group to make a decision about what he is going to do. be a 3-2ructured to be3 a- vote. we can guess what the outcome will be. guest: all three members of the republican side said they would call for intervention, making it clear that they have at least three votes on that panel. host: speaker john boehner says he will move forward. guest: perhaps the democrats will make angry statement, but i do not think it will be much of a process. guest: once this gets underway, there are at least nine cases that we have been made aware of in the justice department -- a role in this. it could mean that the house spent a great deal of taxpayer dollars defending this issue. [unintelligible] they coul
this is from npr. house minority leader nancy pelosi -- a differen a group of house leaders will get together and look at this. what do you think may come out of that? because john boehner says he is moving forward does not guarantee an outcome. guest: the voters will call around the office. the speaker does not go to a group to make a decision about what he is going to do. be a 3-2ructured to be3 a- vote. we can guess what the outcome will be. guest: all three members of the republican side...
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. >> ifill: gene grant, i saw a word cloud taken that npr did after the speech last night in which the biggest word people remembered was salmon, the salmon joke. also one of the big words they remembered, phrases, was doing big things. in new mexico, the people you hear, the people you talk to, does that sound like an optimistic idea or does it sound like they're about to become big spenders again in washington? >> >> like the way you ask that, it's interesting. if there was any state of the union i would say that almost sounded like it was directly at new mexico on this idea of big things. it was last night's speech... it was very, very interesting. when he opened with the first step is winning the future is encouraging american innovation, i'll bet you a whole lot of new mexicans sat up in their seat because that's in our wheel house with two national laboratories, los alamos national labs, the consensus is and it's very interesting how you break down partisanship when you talk down national labs here-- is that we are well positioned for the president's budget proposal, for more r&d
. >> ifill: gene grant, i saw a word cloud taken that npr did after the speech last night in which the biggest word people remembered was salmon, the salmon joke. also one of the big words they remembered, phrases, was doing big things. in new mexico, the people you hear, the people you talk to, does that sound like an optimistic idea or does it sound like they're about to become big spenders again in washington? >> >> like the way you ask that, it's interesting. if there was...
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on the newshour tonight, jason beaubien of npr reports from port-au-prince on duvalier's reappearance on the scene after 25 years in exile. >> brown: then, as tunisia forms a new coalition government, we ask whether the uprising there will spread to other arab countries. >> ifill: margaret warner, in seoul, examines the heightened security concerns on the korean peninsula. >> the big unknown in this stand off is the north's true intentions. in the past week pyongyang has shifted from belligerence into a let's talk mode. >> brown: ray suarez looks at advances in the understanding and treatment of traumatic brain injuries. >> ifill: and, on this martin luther king, jr. holiday, elementary school students give voice to his most famous speech. >> i have a dream that one day my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. >> brown: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> oil companies have change
on the newshour tonight, jason beaubien of npr reports from port-au-prince on duvalier's reappearance on the scene after 25 years in exile. >> brown: then, as tunisia forms a new coalition government, we ask whether the uprising there will spread to other arab countries. >> ifill: margaret warner, in seoul, examines the heightened security concerns on the korean peninsula. >> the big unknown in this stand off is the north's true intentions. in the past week pyongyang has...
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stunning story, the woman who fired juan yil wams at npr is out there. but first, figuring out the constitution, that is the subject of talking points memo. some members of congress read the constitution, which was kind of boring but the symbolism was worthy. the problem is understanding the law and many americans absolutely know what the founding fathers have in mind. you can have a opinion but never know. right on now the constitution is in play because of obamacare so let's take a look. talking points has said that the federal government cannot force you to buy something unless there is a public safety component like car insurance, if you hurt somebody with a car you may must be able to right that wrong but individual health insurance is a mess. because it gives impoverished people a free ride but it doesn't mandate coerced purchases in order to support entitlement. yes. the congress has the power to tax but forcing citizens to buy health insurance is unconstitutional in my humble opinion. then babies born to illegal aliens on american soil. do think
stunning story, the woman who fired juan yil wams at npr is out there. but first, figuring out the constitution, that is the subject of talking points memo. some members of congress read the constitution, which was kind of boring but the symbolism was worthy. the problem is understanding the law and many americans absolutely know what the founding fathers have in mind. you can have a opinion but never know. right on now the constitution is in play because of obamacare so let's take a look....
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npr, the national public radio organization, has begun a search to replace its top news editor. ellen weiss resigned thursday. a company review found she mishandled the firing of news analyst juan williams last october. he was dismissed over remarks he made on fox news channel. the incident has led to republican bills in congress to cut funding for public broadcasting. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to judy. >> woodruff: and to south sudan, which begins voting sunday on separating from the north. special correspondent fred de sam lazaro reports on how one town is getting ready for the referendum. >> reporter: the town of bentiu lies in the heart of sudan in a state named unity; nothing could be farther from the mood here. in the local stadium, a graduation ceremony yesterday for the new police class quickly turned into a rally for separation. ♪ no one doubts that the mostly black african south sudan will vote to secede from a nation long dominated by the arabic- speaking north. the two sides have been mired in decades of civil war. it ended with a peace t
npr, the national public radio organization, has begun a search to replace its top news editor. ellen weiss resigned thursday. a company review found she mishandled the firing of news analyst juan williams last october. he was dismissed over remarks he made on fox news channel. the incident has led to republican bills in congress to cut funding for public broadcasting. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to judy. >> woodruff: and to south sudan, which begins voting sunday...
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how is npr doing now? how are you coping with the aftermath of all of this. >> our journalism has not missed a beat. ours has been on the management side of things. we've learned from what we've gone through. i think we are more disciplined about our process now. most importantly, we have gotten management out of the limelight and put our journalism back in the limelight. we are interested in -- we have been with a team of people that pretty much sacrificed their easter weekend to produce the incredible story on the guantanamo bay facility that we heard yesterday morning. i heard part of jackie eisen's six-part series on prostitution in nashville. when you see what we're doing in north africa, what we've done in japan. the recording is incredible. >> from the beginning people challenge each other. they challenge for accuracy, fairness, and balance at all times. but it is definitely courageous reporting going on. >> and npr has reviewed its standards, correct? >> yes, and we will have a draft to present to
how is npr doing now? how are you coping with the aftermath of all of this. >> our journalism has not missed a beat. ours has been on the management side of things. we've learned from what we've gone through. i think we are more disciplined about our process now. most importantly, we have gotten management out of the limelight and put our journalism back in the limelight. we are interested in -- we have been with a team of people that pretty much sacrificed their easter weekend to produce...
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and npr reporting. you know, our journalism has not missed to be. the issues have been on the management side of things, and we have, you know, we have learned from what we've gone through. i think we're a little bit more disciplined about a process is now. but most importantly, we've got my management out of the limelight and put our chosen back in the limelight where it should be. dick meyer is a. i know mark is here somewhere. they are two of a team of people who pretty much sacrifice their easter weekend to produce the incredible store on the guantanamo they detainees that we heard yesterday morning. you know, i heard part of a six part series on prostitution in national. when you see what we're doing in north africa, what we have done in japan, i mean, the reporting is incredible. and anything but timid. we do have careful editorial process. you know, from the beginning people challenge each other, they challenge their own thinking, strive for accuracy and fairness and balance at all times. but it
and npr reporting. you know, our journalism has not missed to be. the issues have been on the management side of things, and we have, you know, we have learned from what we've gone through. i think we're a little bit more disciplined about a process is now. but most importantly, we've got my management out of the limelight and put our chosen back in the limelight where it should be. dick meyer is a. i know mark is here somewhere. they are two of a team of people who pretty much sacrifice their...
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npr, that's where the heat is right now. the white house coming out with a statement condemning this effort by republicans in the house, luke. >> reporter: yes, the white house did say today that they were very much against this bill brought forward by house republicans that would in fact defund npr. stopped short of a veto threat if it were to get through the senate but they were against it. it's expects vote will happen 2:30 p.m., it's expected it will pass the house with heavy gop support. it remains as to what will be seen to the bill in the united states senate. it most likely could not pass out of there. but who knows? intensive budget negotiations there could be agreement on this type of bill. what's in this bill, which is interesting, spawned from the conservative activist james o'keeffe's video which caught npr officials on videotape saying they did not need funding. they have said on tape they don't no need it. democrats saying hold on there, there's a generalization. local stations desperately need to buy npr prog
npr, that's where the heat is right now. the white house coming out with a statement condemning this effort by republicans in the house, luke. >> reporter: yes, the white house did say today that they were very much against this bill brought forward by house republicans that would in fact defund npr. stopped short of a veto threat if it were to get through the senate but they were against it. it's expects vote will happen 2:30 p.m., it's expected it will pass the house with heavy gop...
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in the wake of a disaster from npr. his departure from npr set off a firestorm. just a few months later, the president and ceo resigned under pressure. after his departure from npr, he explained that he did not fit in their box. nor did he fit into any box, which makes them all the more interesting. our guest speaker was born in panama, the son of a boxing trainer and a seamstress. when he was 4 years old, his family emigrated to brooklyn. he would go on to earn scholarships to an exclusive quaker prep school. it was at student newspapers that he had his first taste of journalism. in a column after the npr dust up, described him as being cut from a different cloth. he started his career as an intern at the washington post." he spent 23 years as a reporter. he reported on everything from problems in the d.c. public schools to corruption by the mayor before going on to cover the white house and every political campaign. his insight and reporting act to amend it led to many television appearances. npr initially hired him t
in the wake of a disaster from npr. his departure from npr set off a firestorm. just a few months later, the president and ceo resigned under pressure. after his departure from npr, he explained that he did not fit in their box. nor did he fit into any box, which makes them all the more interesting. our guest speaker was born in panama, the son of a boxing trainer and a seamstress. when he was 4 years old, his family emigrated to brooklyn. he would go on to earn scholarships to an exclusive...
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now you are at npr. there is a question about that broad background as opposed to the ready of background. first of all, can you talk about your memories of listening to radio growing up, and other than listening to npr what do you listen to now? >> i grew up in the 1960's and early 1970's in new york. i mostly listened to am pop music. i came late to npr, because for most of the 1980's, i was living abroad. i can tell you the first time that i really listened and honed in on it. i first target dating my husband, who is here somewhere -- there he is. i just previously move back into the country, and he had npr on, and i was hooked on npr and on him. those two things are linked. >> we hope it stays around if only to keep your marriage -- here is a question. this is news to me, but npr engineers are complain that they're being made obsolete and the strength of the networks and is not what was traditionally. that is not the only question that we got along those lines, but there's a feeling in some quarters
now you are at npr. there is a question about that broad background as opposed to the ready of background. first of all, can you talk about your memories of listening to radio growing up, and other than listening to npr what do you listen to now? >> i grew up in the 1960's and early 1970's in new york. i mostly listened to am pop music. i came late to npr, because for most of the 1980's, i was living abroad. i can tell you the first time that i really listened and honed in on it. i first...
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cokie is a long-time employee of npr. this was not a good week for npr. >> to put it mildly. >> james o'keefe did a sting operation and caught the now former director saying disparaging things. he's gone. the ceo, vivian schiller is gone. toward the end of this week, this video was released. it shows betsy lilley talking to this fictitious donor said he was working with a group affiliated with the muslim brotherhood. and wanted to give a $5 million gift. >> it sounded like you're saying that npr would be able to shield us from an audit. is that the case? >> i think that is the case. i can check. >> you've been involved in this npr for 30 years. but why should we care? >> i should say, that they did then reject that money, and sent internal e-mails saying this is totally unacceptable. we have to have tax forms, all of that. that should be stated. but, look, we should care because 34 million people listen every week and want to get the news that you get there, that you can't get any place else. npr has 17 foreign bureaus. y
cokie is a long-time employee of npr. this was not a good week for npr. >> to put it mildly. >> james o'keefe did a sting operation and caught the now former director saying disparaging things. he's gone. the ceo, vivian schiller is gone. toward the end of this week, this video was released. it shows betsy lilley talking to this fictitious donor said he was working with a group affiliated with the muslim brotherhood. and wanted to give a $5 million gift. >> it sounded like...
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now you are at npr. there is a question about that broad background as opposed to the ready of background. first of all, can you talk about your memories of listening to radio growing up, another than listening to npr what do you listen to now? >> i grew up in the 1960's and early 1970's in new york. i mostly listened to am pop music. i came late to npr, because for most of the 1980's, i was living abroad. i can tell you the first time that i really listened and honed in on it. i first target dating my husband, who is here somewhere -- there he is. i just previously move back into the country, and he had npr on, and i was hooked on npr and on him. those two things are linked. >> we hope it stays around if only to keep your marriage -- here is a question. this is news to me, but npr engineers are complain that they're being made obsolete and the strength of the networks and is not what was traditionally. that is not the only question that we got along those lines, but there's a feeling in some quarters th
now you are at npr. there is a question about that broad background as opposed to the ready of background. first of all, can you talk about your memories of listening to radio growing up, another than listening to npr what do you listen to now? >> i grew up in the 1960's and early 1970's in new york. i mostly listened to am pop music. i came late to npr, because for most of the 1980's, i was living abroad. i can tell you the first time that i really listened and honed in on it. i first...
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>> well, npr is doing great. and all you have to do to know that is to turn on and hear nbs, c, listen to wamu and the npr reporting. our journalism has not missed a beat. we have learned from what we have gone through. i think we are of little bit more disciplined about our process seeses now. most importantly, we have put our journalism back in the limelight. there is a team of people that sacrificed their easter weekend to produce "the incredibles," on guantanamo detainees yesterday. "up from prostitution." when you see what we have in north africa and in japan. we have a careful editorial process. from the beginning, people challenge each other and challenge their own thinking, strive for accuracy and fairness and balance at all times, but it is definitely courageous reporting going on. >> and npr has undertaken an examination of its standards and stillo on, correct? >> yes. we will have a draft of our code of ethics to present to our board for their final approval. as paula does, we also have an ombudsman th
>> well, npr is doing great. and all you have to do to know that is to turn on and hear nbs, c, listen to wamu and the npr reporting. our journalism has not missed a beat. we have learned from what we have gone through. i think we are of little bit more disciplined about our process seeses now. most importantly, we have put our journalism back in the limelight. there is a team of people that sacrificed their easter weekend to produce "the incredibles," on guantanamo detainees...
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. >> i'm a blogger for npr. i am also part of their social media team, which started off about three years ago, and it was an evangelizing thing, and now we manage the facebook page and npr social media presence as well as cloud experiments. >> the structure of our organization for this conversation, i want to throw out a framework for the program, and that is when i look at media companies and we talk about each individually at various times, when you look at the landscape and you try to evaluate what news organizations are doing, three stocks are at the back -- three stocks are at the back of the envelope. how content is generated, distributed, and been monetize. each of those three areas today, we will have each of the panelists talked about how their organizations see as the trends that have changed in both those categories. the content generation side, when we look at the last five years, how the newsroom hierarchy's have change, where was the hierarchy before, what does it mean in terms of how we get a con
. >> i'm a blogger for npr. i am also part of their social media team, which started off about three years ago, and it was an evangelizing thing, and now we manage the facebook page and npr social media presence as well as cloud experiments. >> the structure of our organization for this conversation, i want to throw out a framework for the program, and that is when i look at media companies and we talk about each individually at various times, when you look at the landscape and you...